Oklahoma City Parks hosts “Turkey Shoot” free throw and cornhole contests across the city

Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation invites the community to take their shot at winning a free turkey in the annual “Turkey Shoot” free throw and cornhole competitions. According to Carrie Coppernoll Jacobs, who sent the press release for the city …

Love County, Oklahoma Flood Maps Become Final

DENTON, Texas – New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Jan. 9, 2026, for Love County, Oklahoma. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt …

Choctaw County, Oklahoma Flood Maps Become Final

DENTON, Texas – New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Jan. 9, 2026, for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt …

Oklahoma City, Chet Holmgren agree to five-year max contract extension

After helping the Oklahoma City Thunder to its first title, the team's core is being rewarded. First, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was rewarded with the largest contract in NBA history (four years, $285 million). Now it's Chet Holmgren's turn. The …

AG Drummond adds convicted sex offender to Oklahoma’s Most Wanted List

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced an addition to his 10 Most Wanted List. Anthony Michael Lennon, 44, is wanted on eight counts of possession of child pornography. He’s faced these charges since March 2012, after a Moore …

Burrage: Investment in higher education a win for Oklahoma and Oklahomans

Sean Burrage State investment in public higher education impacts more than just individual students; it is a remarkable driver of statewide economic activity. A recent economic impact study conducted by the University of Cincinnati Economics Center reports …

Policy Matters: Making Oklahoma healthy requires more than a slogan

Shiloh Kantz “Make Oklahoma healthy again.” That’s the slogan behind a new initiative announced by Gov. Kevin Stitt in partnership with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While they tried to frame this as a renewed commitment to …

Oklahoma workforce significantly benefits from higher education, study finds

OKLAHOMA CITY — Every dollar the Oklahoma Legislature invests in the state’s public higher education system produces over $17 in economic output, a new study found.  Oklahoma public higher education supported over 111,000 jobs either directly or indirectly …

Oklahoma State tight end Josh Ford's connection to East Texas

Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder throws down a dunk in the Thunder's NBA title-clinching victory over the ...